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Inside New Jersey's Notorious Prison for Women, Life Carries on for Krystal Riordan

"It’s a rule-bound world, a world where dance competitions and making birthday chili and rice for your girlfriend co-exist with fight blood on the floor."

Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

A new study of three men and a tangled web of subversion, sabotage, and challenged loyalty.

“They Wanted Something for Nothing”: The Many Cons of the Yellow Kid

He was America's "greatest con man," self-proclaimed and widely celebrated. But what was the real story of Joseph Weil?

A Brief History of the Rise—and Evolution—of True Crime Books

Who writes true crime? It was once the domain of lawyers, reporters, and cops. But not anymore.

The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

In Margalit Fox's new book, she tells the story of Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, who used spiritualism to cast a spell over their captors.

Whatever Happened to Elise De Viane? On The Mystery Woman in Dashiell Hammett’s 1931 Sexual Assault Case

90 years later, few know the story of Hammett's friend-turned-victim, who won a substantial settlement against the author after a violent sexual assault.

Jack Ruby Is the Key to the Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy Theories. So Why Have We Forgotten About His Trial?

Conspiracy theories focus on Ruby and the supposed cover-up. But his Texas trial has mostly been lost to history.

How Forensic Anthropologists Read the Skeletons of the Dead For Clues

"Never trust the pathologist on a TV show who says that the skeleton has been in the ground for eleven years. Utter twaddle."

The Silent Woman

From musician to muse to wife to sex doll—the savage remaking of Alma Mahler

How Frigid Conditions and a Failed Execution in 17th Century England Pointed the Way To a Scientific Breakthrough

In 1650, Anne Greene was publicly hanged and ruled dead. She was an early marvel of "suspended animation."

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"It’s a rule-bound world, a world where dance competitions and making birthday chili and rice for your girlfriend co-exist with fight blood on the floor."

A new study of three men and a tangled web of subversion, sabotage, and challenged loyalty.

He was America's "greatest con man," self-proclaimed and widely celebrated. But what was the real story of Joseph Weil?

Who writes true crime? It was once the domain of lawyers, reporters, and cops. But not anymore.

In Margalit Fox's new book, she tells the story of Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, who used spiritualism to cast a spell over their captors.

90 years later, few know the story of Hammett's friend-turned-victim, who won a substantial settlement against the author after a violent sexual assault.

Conspiracy theories focus on Ruby and the supposed cover-up. But his Texas trial has mostly been lost to history.

"Never trust the pathologist on a TV show who says that the skeleton has been in the ground for eleven years. Utter twaddle."

From musician to muse to wife to sex doll—the savage remaking of Alma Mahler

In 1650, Anne Greene was publicly hanged and ruled dead. She was an early marvel of "suspended animation."

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